high-jumpers
Athletes clearing bars
High-jumpers are athletes who compete in the high jump, a track and field event in which competitors leap over a horizontal bar set at increasing heights.
The term applies both to professionals competing at elite levels and to amateur athletes in school or recreational settings.
The high-jumpers cleared the bar with remarkable technique.
The singular high-jumper describes an individual competitor.
Horizontal bar between uprights
Sit with legs spanning
Title-deciding competitions
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- heatsIncreases temperature
- medalsAwards for achievement
podium · records · rankings · seedings · attempts · countback · rivalry · titles
Greek gods or top athletes
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- record-holdersThose with best marks
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- championsContest winners, top performers
Sotomayor · professionals · amateurs · decathletes · heptathletes · collegians · Paralympians · juniors
Repetitive training routines
- plyometricsExplosive power exercise regimen
- boundingMoving by leaps
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
visualization · coaching · periodization · peaking · recovery · conditioning · warm-up · run-throughs
crossbar
Horizontal bar between uprights
straddle
Sit with legs spanning
takeoff · plant · arch · rotation · clearance · crossbar · landing
championships
Title-deciding competitions
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- heatsIncreases temperature
medals · podium · records · rankings · seedings · attempts · countback · rivalry · titles · meets
Olympians
Greek gods or top athletes
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- record-holdersThose with best marks
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
Sotomayor · champions · professionals · amateurs · decathletes · heptathletes · collegians · Paralympians · juniors · veterans
drills
Repetitive training routines
- plyometricsExplosive power exercise regimen
- boundingMoving by leaps
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
stretching · visualization · coaching · periodization · peaking · recovery · conditioning · warm-up · run-throughs · pop-ups
high-jumperslong-jumpers
Distance leaping competitors
triple-jumpers · sprinters · crawlers · swimmers · weightlifters
high-jumperssprinters
Brief-race speed athletes
throwers · shot-putters · discus throwers · javelin throwers · hammer throwers
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